Qin and Han · Family Member

Elder brother of Wei Xuancheng 韋玄成兄

Attested BC 74 - BC 49

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Elder brother of Wei Xuancheng was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 74 to BC 49 宣帝之世
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 91, passage 13

Family

Sibling of Xuancheng (玄成)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 13

Career and standing

marquis 侯
Received
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 91, passage 13

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 91Volume 80: The Six Sons of Emperors Xuan and Yuan · 1 passage

久之，上以故丞相韋賢子玄成陽狂讓侯兄，經明行高，稱於朝廷，乃召拜玄成為淮陽中尉，欲感諭憲王，輔以推讓之臣，由是太子遂安。 Years later he recalled how Wei Xuancheng, son of the former chancellor Wei Xian, had played mad to yield his noble title to an elder brother—learned in the classics and renowned for integrity—and summoned him to serve as commandant in Huaiyang, hoping such an example of deference would steady the ambitious prince and quiet the succession.